The council also kept prohibitions, in place since 2020, against using pepper spray or smoke for crowd control.

Officials voted to set a seven-story height limit along the 2.3-mile West Berkeley corridor, and turned down a proposal to lower the cap.

The Berkeley Fire Department was working to put out the fire Wednesday afternoon.

Payakk, an upscale Thai restaurant from the owners of Secrets of Tiger, is pairing technique, tradition and food science in Oakland's Merriewood neighborhood.

Often called a “weaver’s weaver,” she first learned the loom while attending California College of the Arts and Crafts in the 1940s.

Pulitzer winner Miriam Pawel’s new book traces the university’s history through the stories of five alumni whose lives it transformed, its tangled relationship with the state’s prosperity and its commitment to upward mobility.

A running list of restaurants that have recently opened in Berkeley, Oakland, Richmond, and beyond.

Beverly Cleary, Ron Dellums, Raymond Burr, Ruth Riechl and many other famous Berkeley people have been added at our readers’ suggestion.

Starfish Arts, launched by a tattoo artist and therapist in the Gilman District, includes a queer-friendly gallery, an upcycled clothing boutique and a makers’ space. Underpainting Collective opened a studio on Shattuck in January.

From dorms with 1,000-plus beds to a $560 million academic building focused on “AI-driven discovery,” 15 major Cal projects are recently completed or in the development pipeline.

Workers want higher wages and better working conditions while management says they’re limited by federal financial uncertainties.

The City Council will consider on Tuesday raising height limits and taking other steps to spur housing development on San Pablo Avenue.

Canceled and delayed trips have become routine. A board member told the East Bay bus agency to “get a handle on this ASAP.”

Katz is running unopposed for a sixth term representing Berkeley on the East Bay Municipal Utilities District Board.

Mary C. Opler has worked as a prosecutor, public defender and, briefly, an SFPD officer. She currently works in police oversight in Seattle.

After 36 years Central Works has put on its last play. Its core team reflect on the legacy of a company that only ever produced new plays.

Wong, running unopposed for reelection, has audits planned on Berkeley's rent board, health department and business license tax.

Also: The university says "miscommunication" is to blame for a nine-month delay in honoring a legal settlement with an Israeli dance scholar denied a teaching position during the Gaza protests.

Fire officials said the blaze Friday evening on Browning Street was centered around a kitchen microwave. Another resident escaped the home unharmed.

A running list of restaurants that have recently closed in Berkeley, Oakland, Richmond and beyond.

Other events include a book talk on the 1970s West Oakland Black community, Painting Day on Fourth Street and an exhibition on efforts to restore endangered coho salmon.

Luckily, no children were in the rooms inside Rosa Parks Elementary School last week at the time.

Pay remains the main outstanding issue as doctors describe unmanageable situations such as signing death certificates for patients they’ve never treated.

Posana is expanding its reach with some old fashioned sweat-equity and a lineup of internationally-inspired flavors

The John Muir Land Trust is trying to raise $7 million to buy the Johnson Ranch near the Tilden steam train, and open it to the public.

California’s Education Department ruled BUSD needs to remedy the harm done to Jewish kids by student-led assemblies and posters hung in a classroom describing the war in Gaza as a genocide.

A running list of restaurants that have recently opened in Berkeley, Oakland, Richmond, and beyond.

Self-described “library kid” Rebecca Alcalá-Veraflor, who grew up in the East Bay, says she worked to improve staff morale in San Francisco.

An early member of the Cheese Board Collective, he founded the pasta shop in 1995, and it later expanded into a cafe that became a community hub.

Andy Duong and Fortunato Bas discussed fundraising and a land deal involving California Waste Solutions.

Lawmakers signed off on a plan to use $125 million in state funding to help buy the former horse racing track in Berkeley and Albany.

A new report reviews major advances in cancer research — and warns of the impact of federal funding cuts.

A running list of restaurants that have recently closed in Berkeley, Oakland, Richmond and beyond.

Triple Rock Brewery, opened in 1986 by brothers John and Reid Martin, has announced it will shut down before the end of the year.

Eduardo Machado’s spellbinding play of political drama and family scandal spans four decades in Cuba.

He dropped out of law school at USC to build a Subaru race car from the ground up and later worked at the encampment during Occupy Oakland and at a social services organization in Portland.

Also: A Berkeley Law professor is also a cycling world champion, and a profile of Tokyo Fish Market.

Min Zin, a scholar of Myanmar politics, has been detained in China for over three months. His wife is urging the president to secure his release when he meets with Xi Jinping next week.

A period of unprecedented price volatility is reshaping the economics of restaurants and farms. We traced the fallout through a single dish.

A running list of town halls and debates to learn about who’s running for Berkeley City Council, school board, rent board and more.

An independent inquiry found that Joel Young inappropriately touched fellow board member Sarah Syed during a meeting last fall.

Other events include the Elmwood Wine Walk, the 50th anniversary of Stained Glass Gardens and a baby gear swap.

A running list of restaurants that have recently opened in Berkeley, Oakland, Richmond, and beyond.

Attacks by sea lions are extremely uncommon in the Bay. The incident comes amid a rise in domoic acid poisoning on the California coast, which can lead to odd and aggressive behavior.

From J. Robert Oppenheimer to Chiura Obata. Alice Waters to Alice Walker. Rita Moreno to the Unabomber. Over 150 major Berkeley figures.

Camp residents said fewer than 20 people had been moved. The longstanding Northwest Berkeley camp remained largely intact.

She worked at the Berkeley Barb, helped found the Berkeley Tribe and spent decades involved in radical activism alongside her husband, Stew Albert.

Acclaimed chef Gizela Ho and the team at the Oakland Chinatown restaurant braved generational gaps and the hottest day of the year to cook up a creative holiday menu.

The jacuzzi. The dog park. The polygraph machine. Single-family zoning. The term “Asian American.” Indigenous Peoples’ Day. And much more.